The advisory task force -- though not all members have confirmed -- is to include superintendents from Escambia, Highlands, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade and Volusia counties.

Other members are to include Bennett, two DOE staff members, a representative from Gov. Rick Scott's office, Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee (who is also the head of the state superintendents' association), and the director of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund.

The group will meet July 1 in Tallahassee, with the goal of reviewing FCAT and end-of-course exam results before the state calculates its first batch of school grades.

"I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas as to how we can ensure our school accountability system is designed first and foremost in the best interest of Florida’s children," Bennett wrote to those invited.